Music
Our Music teaching follows the Sing Up New Curriculum Scheme of work, details of which can be found on our 2 year rolling programme below.
Aims of the Music Curriculum
We aim to deliver a creative programme of high-quality classroom music activity at Cartmel. We inspire our pupils to develop a love of music in all its forms and genres. We give them authentic experiences through visiting musicians to school and trips to hear musicians in the wider community. We aim to give all children the opportunity to improvise, compose, play and perform music, whilst enabling them to have wide access to the variety of styles of music and deepen their appreciation and understanding of this valuable subject. We aim to develop ‘life skills’ through this subject and in line with our Artsmark journey; collaboration, communication, listening, leadership, resilience and a ‘can-do’ approach to their learning.
Implementation
We implement our music curriculum through the use of ‘Sing Up’ from Reception to Year 6. The complete and progressive library of resources meet the requirements of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (Expressive Arts), the National Curriculum for Music and suggested approaches of the Model Music Curriculum (Singing, Listening, Composing, Performance/Instrumental Performance).
Covering a broad and diverse range of repertoire, approaches and music traditions, Sing Up Music supports a fully-integrated approach to musical development, connecting the interrelated strands of singing, playing, improvising, composing, listening and appraising.
Impact
Children at Cartmel learn about styles of music from different time periods and in different places around the world. They learn to put their ‘life skills’ into practise through collaborative and communicative activities with their peers. Our pupils’ mental health and wellbeing is impacted through developing a love for music and an appreciation of the healing qualities and mindfulness it can offer. Children in our school feel included at all times and engaged with the different aspects of music learning pitched to suit their ability and need.
